The Precipice of the Unknown
Standing at the precipice,
hanging by the skin of my teeth
with eyes brimming with tears,
I looked down into the murky abyss…
How often have I tried to unravel
what lies beyond the realm of mind?
Ethereal and graceful,
One of a kind
An all-knowing, all-encompassing
that only my heart knows better
where my soul finally belong.
O Death, calm my restless spirit
Deliver me from this despair,
Tell me, how long must I suffer
this feeling of anguish in my mind
before my soul to its abode depart?
I want to step my feet
where there’s no further to go.
A silent bolt of lightning
thunderously strikes my heart,
A flash of darkness sparkles
like an echo reverberating in
a brimming void wrapping me in
a swathe of emptiness this world cannot fill.
Consumed by fear driven by paranoia,
I raised my arms to embrace
this foreboding darkness and
plunge forward whispering,
Life, I bid you adieu.
~02/06/22
~Contest: Pick-A-Title Vol.28
~Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
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